Ittel Bonsai Pottery
Ittel Pots in Other Collections
The Longwood Gardens’ cascade pomegranate is in this hexagonal cascade pot (just showing behind my arm).
This large pot (15” diameter) is in the collection of Leonard Abramson. The 10” version is available.
Five kusamono pots in the collection of Tona Huiner.
This large cascade procumbens nana juniper is in the collection of Steve Ittel in a custom pot by Steve Ittel. It is a little difficult to see in a picture, but from the side, you might detect that the front, center of the pot has “rolled down” to allow the cascade to exit the pot at a lower level.
Because of his age and lack of assistance in caring for his bonsai collection, Ittel has sworn off large forest plantings on slabs. They are simply to unwieldy to handle alone. The solution to the problem is shown here. Three reasonably-sized pots, each containing one third of a forest are placed in contact side-by-side. They are easy to handle one at a time. This forest is fledgling, but the aim is to have the moss ground cover grow over the top of the four sides where the pots are in contact, so the connections will be less obvious, but the front seams are to remain very apparent to the viewer.
Equisetum hyemale (affine) (Dwarf Horsetail) and Ledebouria cooperi (Striped squill) in Ittel kusamono pots.
Steve Ittel collection
Ittel Pots in Other Collections
The Longwood Gardens’ cascade pomegranate is in this hexagonal cascade pot (just showing behind my arm).
This large pot (15” diameter) is in the collection of Leonard Abramson. The 10” version is available.
Five kusamono pots in the collection of Tona Huiner.
This large cascade procumbens nana juniper is in the collection of Steve Ittel in a custom pot by Steve Ittel. It is a little difficult to see in a picture, but from the side, you might detect that the front, center of the pot has “rolled down” to allow the cascade to exit the pot at a lower level.
Because of his age and lack of assistance in caring for his bonsai collection, Ittel has sworn off large forest plantings on slabs. They are simply to unwieldy to handle alone. The solution to the problem is shown here. Three reasonably-sized pots, each containing one third of a forest are placed in contact side-by-side. They are easy to handle one at a time. This forest is fledgling, but the aim is to have the moss ground cover grow over the top of the four sides where the pots are in contact, so the connections will be less obvious, but the front seams are to remain very apparent to the viewer.
Equisetum hyemale (affine) (Dwarf Horsetail) and Ledebouria cooperi (Striped squill) in Ittel kusamono pots.
Steve Ittel collection